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SONA shows once again how Government has failed to turn its words into wages
Jacques Moolman, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry
The President's latest State of the Nation Address shows once again how Government has failed to turn...
From the “On the Contrary” column – Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen and the only way to...
LUKE the Dude entered the local Pub & Grill to find the convivial conversationalists deeply divided. Some quoted DA leader John Steenhuisen’s optimism that...
What will South Africa’s new government be?
By Chris Hattingh, Centre for Risk Analysis
WITH all the votes counted – and the results announced by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)...
Political analyst says no major surprises at the polls: a coalition not a necessity
The votes have been cast and counted, and the talk has turned to coalitions. However, a coalition is not a necessity or a requirement...
From the “On the Contrary” column – Bad luck for SA, good for ANC
“Hoezit!” Of course it was Luke the Dude, entering the local Pub and Grill to join the usual congregation of convivial conversationalists conspiring to...
From the “On the Contrary” column – Looking evil in the eye
“All I want from 2024 is a new government.” Luke the Dude had the floor at the local Pub & Grill for the year’s...
From the Bee in my Bonnet column – Fred Karno’s Circus?
FRED Karno was the stage name of Frederick John Westcott (b 1866 – d 1941) - a theatre impresario and developer of sketch comedy...
Government and Eskom will find money for diesel
Arising from serious concerns about the risk of higher levels loadshedding in the coming months, the Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr Pravin Gordhan, had...
Economic recovery plan makes progress
October 2022 marks two years since the country instated the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan - a plan that puts the focus on programmes...
From the “On the Contrary” column: Look who’s smiling here
AS happens on the rare occasion, I was sitting quietly in a corner of the local pub and grill, sampling the art of the...
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